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“I” Have Rights “I” Have Rights Report of the study session held by IGLYO in co-operation with the European Youth Centre of the Council of Europe and with support from OII Europe & European Parents’ Association European Youth Centre Budapest / Strasbourg 18 – 22 April 2016 This report gives an account of various aspects of the study session. It has been produced by and is the responsibility of the educational team of the study session. It does not represent the official point of view of the Council of Europe. 1 Reference number of the report given Budapest/Strasbourg, date by EYCB/EYCS secretariat “I” Have Rights Report of the study session held by IGLYO in co-operation with the European Youth Centre of the Council of Europe and with support from OII Europe & European Parents’ Association European Youth Centre Budapest / Strasbourg 18 – 22 April 2016 Acknowledgements Asha Vidanovic Dani Prisacariu Euan Platt Greta Bilanzola Kitty Anderson Santi Lima Simone Lucchi Ugla Stefania Jonsdottir IGLYO Co-funded by Council of Europe European Youth Foundation, the Rights Equality and Citizenship (REC) programme 2014- 2020 of the European Union and the Government of the Netherlands The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of IGLYO and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the Council of Europe, the European Commission or the Government of the Netherlands Rue de l'Industrie 10, BruXelles 1000, Belgium +32495233763 [email protected] www.iglyo.com 2 Table of Contents I HAVE RIGHTS ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. Table of Contents 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 INTRODUCTION 6 Aims, objectives and participant profile 6 InterseX: an introduction 7 Sex and gender- important differences 8 PROGRAMME 8 Summary of the main thematic blocks 9 Day 1 10 Day 2 15 Day 3 20 Day 4 24 Day 5 28 MAIN OUTCOMES OF THE STUDY SESSION 29 FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES 30 FINAL CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 31 PARTICIPANTS' EVALUATION 33 ANNEXES 35 AnneX 1: Programme of the study session 35 AnneX 2: Resources on interseX rights 36 AnneX 3: Resources on youth 37 AnneX 4: Participant list 39 Disclaimer: This publication has been produced with the financial support of the Rights Equality and Citizenship (REC) programme 2014-2020 of the European Union. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of IGLYO and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Commission. 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY I Have Rights was an historic study session, being the first ever Council of Europe Youth Centre event to explore the topic of intersex. Developed by IGLYO- The International Lesbian, Gay, BiseXual, Transgender, Queer & InterseX (LGBTQI) Youth & Student Organisation, with close support from the International InterseX Organisation Europe (OII Europe) the study session brought together nine interseX youth activists and twenty LGBTQ allies to learn about intersex identities and experiences, the history and meteoric rise of the interseX rights movement, and how to use children’s and human rights instruments to highlight and challenge the severe and often traumatic violations faced by many intersex people throughout their childhood and adolescence. The session also had a strong focus on practical outputs with the creation of a position paper on interseX, the development of a guide for parents (with support from the European Parents’ Association), five documentary interviews with intersex youth, and the first ever Intersex Youth Network meeting. The five-day meeting started with a discussion around language and definitions, as although many participants had a strong understanding of issues relating to seXual orientation and gender identity/eXpression, the topic of interseX is relatively new for many LGBTQ organisations. Although many issues faced by interseX people are similar to those faced by LGBTQ people, there are still important differences. Being interseX is a bodily eXperience you are born with rather than an identity per se. Furthermore, intersex people often undergo unnecessary surgery and medical interventions at an age where they are no able to consent. This contrasts with many transgender people who are denied access to surgery and medical interventions as part of gender realignment. The (European) interseX movement is still in its infancy, but a great deal has been achieved in a short space of time, with several European institutions responding to the issues over the last three years, including the Council of Europe, the European Parliament, and the Fundamental Rights Agency. Although a lot of awareness raising and initial research has now begun (see references section), there is now a desperate need for specific legislation, training and resources to protect and uphold interseX people’s rights in reality. The second day began by looking at some of the common issues faced by interseX young people: secrecy and shame, bodily integrity, discrimination and forced surgery. Through these smaller group discussions, participants deepened their understanding of the challenges and violations often faced by interseX people, especially from a young age. This theme was continued through a selection of activities that highlighted different forms of discrimination based on bodily diversity and seX characteristics and some thought- provoking debates to draw out personal values. Day three introduced the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and other universal human rights instruments to highlight that interseX children and young people are often denied their basic rights and encourage participants to build strong rights-based arguments to support interseX people through their advocacy and campaigning work. Some of the most pertinent UNCRC articles included: Article 3: Best interests of the child Although many parents of interseX children are told that normalising surgery and other medical interventions are in the best interests of the child, they are often unnecessary procedures which cause distress and long term emotional damage as well as further medical issues throughout life. Waiting until children are at an age where they can make informed decisions about their body and identity is the only way to fully uphold this right. 4 Article 12: Respect for the vieWs of the child Again this right is particularly important to interseX children and young people, as so often procedures are carried out at birth or during infancy, when the child cannot express their own views. Article 19: Protection from all forms of violence Unnecessary medical interventions are a form of violence that can have severe impacts on children and young people. Article 24: Abolishing traditional practices prejudicial to the health of children. Many of the treatments InterseX children face have consequences that diminish the child's ability to obtain the highest level of health possible. This was followed by two parallel sessions. One to eXplore the possibility of developing an international interseX youth network and one to build a strong network of LGBTQ allies. In the youth network session, the nine interseX participants shared their own work and identified areas for collaboration. This culminated in a draft two-year action plan which IGLYO and OII Europe will help facilitate. In the evening, the interseX participants were invited to be interviewed on film to increase the visibility of interseX youth and tackle secrecy, isolation and shame that is often experienced. By sharing their own stories and providing messages of hope, the films aim to reach out to other intersex young people and provide support. On the fourth day, the focus was moved to applying the learning with two parallel sessions on drafting the interseX position paper and parents’ guide. Both resources will be finalised by volunteer working groups over the neXt few months. The position paper will provide an overview of interseX people, the issues relating to rights and recommendations for LGBTQ organisations, national governments and European institutions. The guide will be a practical resource for parents, providing an introduction to having an interseX child, where to get support, and how to talk to your child and others about it. In the afternoon, the participants were divided into six groups and given the task of creating their own information leaflet, info graphic and one-minute film about interseX awareness and solidarity. Although participants found this one of the most demanding and challenging activities, the results were incredible. Many commented that the task made them realise what was possible in a short period of time with few resources. On the final day guests from the Council of Europe Youth Department and SeXual Orientation and Gender Identity & EXpression Unit delivered presentations on the institution’s relevant work and to provide a wider policy conteXt in which to frame the work. This led into an action planning session to give all participants the opportunity to think through how they would share their learning with their own organisations and groups and embed intersex rights into their activism and work. 5 I. INTRODUCTION Aims, objectives and participant profile The aims and objectives of IGLYO’s study session were to: • Develop a strong understanding of the issues faced by interseX children and young people • Build support and solidarity for interseX rights across the LGBTQ population • Gain an insight into the interseX movement and how it has developed • Explore how LGBTQ organisations can work to better include interseX people/issues in their work • Create a campaign/resource to raise
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